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Here’s The Dress Code For Meghan And Harry's Wedding

by Flare Staff on
March 26, 2018, 06:03am. PDT

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Kensington Palace gave the public its first look at Meghan and Harry’s wedding invitations on March 22 via Instagram, revealing the most important detail of all: the dress code. The rules of the day are spelled out in a corner of the invite, stating: “Dress: Uniform, Mourning Coat or Lounge Suit,” and “Day Dress with Hat.” The invitations feature American ink on English paper — a nod to the union between an American and a Brit — and were made by Barnard and Weston, the printing company the Royals have used since 1985.

And other than the anticipation of the awesome outfits (and hats!), there are many more reasons to get excited about this blessed day. Here’s everything you need to know about the Royal Wedding.

How many people have been invited the actual service?

Six hundred lucky folks have been asked to attend St. George’s Chapel for the service and the lunchtime reception that will follow. That reception will be hosted by Her Majesty The Queen herself at St. George’s Hall.

How many people are invited to the private reception?

The private reception, hosted by Prince Charles, will welcome around 200 guests. It will be held at Frogmore House. The 17th-century country home is where the couple took their engagement photos and is half a mile from Windsor Castle.

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How many members of the public are going to be invited to the Windsor Castle grounds on the big day?

In a tweet sent out on March 2, Kensington Palace confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan want their big day to be “shaped so as to allow members of the public to feel part of the celebrations too.” The guest list is a closely guarded secret, but of the 2,640 people invited to Windsor Castle for the big event, at least 1,200 will be members of the public, according to an official statement. But that’s not all: 200 of those guests will come from a range of charities and organizations close to the couple’s heart, 100 will be students from two local schools, 610 will be Windsor Castle community members and residents — and the remaining 530 will be members of the Royal Households and Crown Estate.

This isn’t the first time members of the public have been invited to a royal wedding. The Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones, ran a ballot for 8,000 invites for their special day back in 1999.

What time do you have to be up for this fairytale extravaganza?

Set your alarm, folks, because you don’t want to miss a moment of what is certain to be a fairytale wedding — and thankfully, this ceremony is getting underway slightly later than others in the past. The palace announced that Harkle’s ceremony will take place at noon at St. George’s Chapel — which, for those in Canada, translates to 7 a.m. EST or 4 a.m. PST. Get your coffee ready, or maybe a nice cup of English breakfast tea would be more appropriate?

The wedding service will begin at 12noon at St George’s Chapel. The Dean of Windsor will conduct the service and The Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate as the couple make their vows. pic.twitter.com/dTS56fy22c

Who will be Harry’s best man?

According to Prince William, “it could be a sensitive issue.”

Plans for the royal wedding are well underway, but Harry has yet to ask his brother if he’ll be his best man. During a discussion for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) — a charity aimed at preventing male suicide through open discussion — a participant assumed the role of best man was a done deal until Prince William cheekily replied, “He hasn’t asked me yet, just to clear that up.”

Prince William says he hasn’t been asked to be best man for Prince Harry yet, and will see what he can do re Wembley wedding clash pic.twitter.com/jPCw8zHuug

Ironically, Prince William was spending time with the team at CALM to mark the launch of the “Best Man Project” in celebration of men’s friendship. And, while it’s true that Prince Harry was Prince William’s best man at his wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011, the role of best man isn’t actually part of royal tradition — normally, the groom has “supporters.”

All that said, we’re sure Harry is going to ask William — it’s just a matter of when!

The wedding date

Kensington Palace has confirmed that the big event will take place on May 19 at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. If you think a wedding only six months after the engagement seems rushed, you’re not wrong. Apparently, one of the reasons behind the speedy engagement is because Prince Harry really wants his grandfather, 96-year old Prince Philip, to be there. It’s no secret that the Duke of Edinburgh is slowing down; in fact, he recently formally retired from his royal duties. Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight that Harry is “incredibly close to his grandfather and, being 96, Harry thought it was a great thing to [have] the wedding sooner rather than later, so his grandfather could be there, fit and healthy.” Plus, the timing means there will be one more royal in the family by the time Harry and Meghan get hitched, since the Duchess of Cambridge is due to welcome her third child in April.

The venue

In the same Entertainment Tonight interview, Nicholl said Harry’s desire to have his grandfather at the wedding also accounts, in part, for the venue choice — Windsor Castle is where his grandmother and grandfather live. Plus, “[Harry] didn’t want to get married at the same place as his brother. He didn’t want to have such a big royal wedding at Westminster Abbey — it doesn’t need to be as big as William’s wedding. Harry really wanted to have something a little bit more intimate.”

The cake

Kensington Palace announced on March 20 that pastry chef Claire Ptak will be making the wedding cake. Ptak owns Violet Cakes in London, but like Markle was raised in California.

Harry and Meghan’s home

The announcement

After the news was officially announced by Prince Charles — who noted in a statement that he was “delighted” about the engagement, which apparently took place in London in November, and that Harry had “sought and received the blessing of Miss Markle’s parents” — the couple appeared in the Kensington Palace Gardens for a photo call.